USEFUL THINGS
You use this to carry water when you are cleaning something.
a bucket
What word means a very strong interest or enthusiasm for something?
passion
There is a dirty or damaged spot on the sleeve. What is it called?
a mark
Complete the collocation: “______ football stickers.”
collect
What do we call a person who keeps too many things and finds it difficult to throw them away?
a hoarder
You wrap this around an injured part of your body.
a bandage
FINE
-200
The screen has a narrow break in its surface but is not completely broken. What adjective describes it?
cracked
Complete the collocation: “______ stickers with other collectors.”
swap
Complete the phrase: “They have things they never use but refuse to ______ ______ ______ them.”
get rid of
You use this with thread to sew or mend clothes.
a needle
What word means the space used for keeping things?
storage
BONUS
+300
BONUS
+300
What phrasal verb means “to display something proudly because you want to impress other people”?
show off
FINE
-400
What verb means to offer a particular amount of money for something at an auction?
bid
Water is escaping through a small hole in the kettle. What problem does it have?
a leak
Complete the phrase: “a ______ collector” meaning a very enthusiastic collector.
keen
What word means strong emotional suffering or anxiety, especially when a hoarder is forced to throw things away?
distress
This small object can be used to hold clothes or other things in place.
a peg
What is the legal document that says who should receive your possessions after you die?
a will
The brakes do not work properly because there is something wrong with them. They are ______.
faulty
Complete both gaps: “I started collecting them out of ______, but later I lost ______.”
curiosity / interest
Complete the phrase: If too many objects make a home dangerous to people's health, the home has become a ______ ______.
health hazard